JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, SEPTEMBER 2000
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Sept. 2000 Sept. 1999 Sept. 2000 Sept. 1999
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Live:
Eel, adult 623 395 503 418
Others 601 663 860 891
Fresh
Pacific sockeye - 2 - 3
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 66 81 51 60
Atlantic salmon 1,929 1,823 1,137 1,171
Yellowfin tuna 2,452 2,156 1,753 1,541
Bluefin tuna 426 680 1,079 1,909
Bigeye tuna 1,643 1,827 1,262 1,525
Southern bluefin tuna 250 251 589 627
Sea bream 85 100 65 55
Billfish 116 102 76 74
Frozen
Swordfish 161 117 135 108
Pacific sockeye 9,535 8,234 4,897 4,806
Pacific coho 1,301 1,363 578 698
Other Pacific salmon 2,994 3,492 596 599
Pink salmon 3,269 2,832 1,374 1,694
Atlantic salmon 389 465 210 232
Other salmon 204 43 113 21
Halibut 2,452 2,543 918 913
Albacore tuna 242 109 58 28
Yellowfin tuna 6,131 3,793 1,687 1,092
Skipjack 5,310 3,671 266 269
Bluefin tuna 104 129 180 143
Bigeye tuna 7,677 5,071 4,901 4,122
Herring 245 2,036 20 335
Cod 630 906 173 259
Mackerel 961 870 90 67
Mero 873 729 585 648
Jack mackerel 1,269 2,848 194 356
Sea bream 349 732 85 181
Capelin 1,954 3,218 372 526
Billfish 515 566 120 155
Spanish mackerel 19 20 5 6
Rockfish 9,095 9,965 2,068 2,236
Sablefish 1,512 1,842 1,357 1,526
Herring roe 252 69 109 25
Pollock roe 804 848 1,856 835
Mero, fillet 504 565 557 733
Swordfish, fillet 117 113 61 57
Pollock surimi 10,842 5,394 2,129 1,300
Cod Surimi 977 1,760 173 413
Threadfin bream 2,854 3,135 554 680
Salted/dried
Herring roe 681 466 824 609
Pollock roe 143 211 261 320
Salmon roe 1,005 1,082 939 1,013
Shellfish
Live/fresh
Sea urchin 432 323 416 232
Arkshell 591 531 366 253
Spiny lobster 130 124 423 422
King crab 2,599 1,993 1,521 901
Tanner crab 1,674 1,390 407 375
Blue crab 121 185 143 175
Other crab 665 642 425 521
Oyster 345 213 252 170
Clam 1,294 1,541 292 336
Frozen
Spiny lobster 346 367 605 543
Lobster 88 54 231 135
Shrimp 19,156 21,335 24,471 23,661
King crab 886 743 1,313 836
Tanner crab 3,492 3,448 3,616 3,067
Blue crab 1,389 516 603 228
Other crab 62 80 44 31
European cuttlefish 644 1,418 371 528
Octopus 9,163 12,633 3,453 5,045
Scallop 27 40 35 34
Other cuttlefish 2,323 1,849 1,377 1,171
Squid 5 1,105 4 155
Abalone 16 37 57 136
Salted/dried
Squid 5 53 3 34
Sea urchin roe 33 20 56 27
Jellyfish 1,130 1,207 312 377
Seaweed, dried 393 614 214 333
Seaweed, salted 449 713 44 73
Prepared
Eel 1,347 1,997 1,669 2,290
Canned crab 22 - 73 -
Fish meal 42,643 43,406 2,252 2,577
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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